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Blue Wolf--yes i do have a problem with that--I find myself just *steaming* whenever I think that Brad is Brad...Back to the important stuff, the Celeb Boxing: Why not have Genpo and Brad embody each other in the ring and then kick their own asses!? ha!

Yes, thank you Jules. You are telling us, I'm sure, that we ought not respond to Brad's crass, public, ill-considered character assasination of Genpo Roshi, a senior American Zen teacher with unquestionable credentials and experience, without even having spoken with him, or investigated what he may be talking about. You're right, it's a waste of time responding to trolls like that--they are not interested in dialogue (or he would have called the Roshi, yes?), they are interested in, well, slander I guess (how could you say that about Wilber, Brad?)

Wow, pretty substantive stuff here. After reading this, I've decided to go Soft. Core that is. Mostly in the middle. But the rest of my life is so hard. I think I need a shot at redemption. Maybe a photo opportunity. Love thy trail mix as thyself.

Everybody here is worried about the other fella, including me! Somebody help! Peace all :) Better to have a contentious conversation about the dharma than not to have encountered it at all--and my heart really is warmed thinking of all of us grumpy and wrongheaded/ rightheaded folks finding our ways. Thank you Brad for your efforts--much more good than harm is coming out of the dharma these days, even Genpo Roshi's work seems to be bringing some folks a measure of peace. If they do that for awhile, great, if other things strike their lights, well, hopefully we will all find our ways, be it hardcore or softcore. :)

Anywho, down to biz... I've gotst no qualms about Brandikens incessant jabberings towards me, he is, after all, only human. And that's exactly what makes him the greatest of us "spiritual teachers," he is living proof that you can be a ranting imbecile and still be a Buddha, the two are not separate!

And about Brandikins, you still don't get it, the hardcore I mean. You can be... whatever, and still be a Buddha. Take Joshua's dog, and what could be closer to a dog than a punk rocker, does a dog have the Buddha-nature? NO, numbnuts!